BEIJING, October 20. /TASS/. China’s imports of Russian liquefied natural gas (LNG) increased by 44.3% year over year in January-September, reaching 7.19 mln metric tons, according to data from China’s General Administration of Customs.

According to the statistics, the value of LNG supplies from Russia to China rose by 38.5% to $3.92 bln. Russia ranks second among China’s leading LNG suppliers.

Australia was China’s largest LNG supplier in January-September, although its exports to China declined by 1.1% compared with the same period in 2025 to 15.01 mln metric tons. Malaysia ranked third with 6.2 mln metric tons, up 26.1%.

Qatar followed with 4.88 mln metric tons, down 65.5%, followed by Indonesia with 2.46 mln metric tons, a decline of 22.8%. The United States exported 231,180 metric tons of LNG to China over the nine-month period, down 11%.

In September, China doubled its LNG imports from Russia compared with August to 1.85 mln metric tons. In value terms, supplies increased 2.2-fold to $1.18 bln.

According to official statistics, China increased its LNG imports from Russia by 3.3% in 2024 and by 18.2% in 2025, reaching 9.79 mln metric tons.